Diplospora erythrospora
# Diplospora erythrospora

Diplospora erythrospora is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

## Appearance

Shrub to Small tree.

## Leaves

oval, base tapered, apex rounded to abruptly pointed, margin rolled down, glandular pits in vein axils beneath; petiole very short.

## Trunk

branchlets stout, thickened at nodes; twigs compressed, glabrous.

## Flowers

pale greenish yellow, small, nearly sessile; Inflorescence - dense cymes.

## Fruits

ovaoid-subglobose berry, pulp purple; seeds bright red.

## Ecology

montane forest understory

